JavaScript RegExp ?! Quantifier


Example

Do a global, case insensitive search for "is" not followed by " all":

let text = "Is this all there is";
let pattern = /is(?! all)/gi;
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Description

The ?!n quantifier matches any string that is not followed by a specific string n.

Tip: Use the ?=n quantifier to match any string that IS followed by a specific string n.

Browser Support

/(?!n)/ is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera IE
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Syntax

new RegExp("regexp(?!n)")

or

/regexp(?!n)/

Syntax with modifiers

new RegExp("regexp(?!n)", "g")

or simply:

/regexp(?!n)/g

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